This waiting heart
D
A
O Leon, O Leon, O Leon, Wellahija ! (2x)
D A D
1. Out on the water I can
hear them call,
G
D A
I feel the rhythm inside of
me,
D
A D
this is the moment I’ve been waiting for,
G D A
when I’m hearing the drums in
the night,
G D A - A7
when I’m seeing the river of light.
D
A D
2. Hey, hey ! Out on the water it’s another world,
G
D A
I feel the power inside of me,
G - A - D
A D
the flame is here
and now it has to burn,
G D A
you can live but you cannot
survive.
G D A
And it’s something you cannot
deny
G - D G
to the waiting heart (this waiting heart),
A - D G
to the waiting heart (this waiting heart).
D
A
Oh, I’m holding on, holding
on, holding on, Wellahija !
D A
Holding on, holding on,
holding on, Wellahija !
D A G
- D
+ And maybe tonight (tonight I’ll
go),
G D Bm A
I’ll go down to the river
where my love will be.
D A G
- D
This time (this time I know)
G D Bm A
she will lay down beside me
‘cause everything comes
G - D G
to the waiting heart (this waiting heart),
A - D G A
to the waiting heart (this waiting heart), hey !
+ D - A - G - A (2x) + A7
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D
A D
3. Hey, out on the water I
can hear them call,
G
D A
I feel the rhythm inside of
me,
G - A - D
A D
this is the moment
I’ve been waiting for,
G D A
it is here, now I’m breaking
away,
G D A
and it’s fortune that favours the brave,
- Bm - A - G
A
and the waiting heart, oh, the waiting heart !
D G A
(This waiting heart), oh, this
waiting heart !
D G A
(This waiting heart), oh, this
waiting heart !
D G A
(This waiting heart), oh, this
waiting heart !
D
C - G - D
This waiting h….......eart.
D - A -
G A D
+ This waiting
heart ! (3x)
D - A -
G A A7
- A - A7
+ This waiting
heart !
D
+ Holding on, holding on, holding
on, holding on …
(Chris de Burgh)